Bill Gates on State Budgets, Education, and Economic Hardships [VIDEO]
The good news: Texas is ranked #1 in the country as far as education spending goes. The bad news: Many school districts are on the […]
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Rookie Mistakes
This year I am in the position to be able to work relatively closely with two first-year teachers and a second-year teacher. I also am […]
The Years Are Building Blocks: Part Two
This is a guest post by Drew, who currently teaches 7th Grade Texas History in the San Antonio area, where he has taught since 2004. Here […]
10 Things A First Year Teacher Should Do
Do you hate your job? I just finished my third week of school and am excited about how much fun my job will be this […]
Seven Years Later: 7 Things I Would Do Before My First Year As A Teacher If I Knew Then What I Know Now
My Twitter friend @MissCalcul8 recently posted on her blog soliciting help from her readers about how to prepare for her first year as an official […]
Gone Wild: Classroom Jobs
Hello, Readers. I decided to take Joel up on his offer of EduBloggers Gone Wild. My name is Miss A and you can find me […]
Nobody Works Harder Than Teachers! You Sure About That?
I recently wrote the most-commented article on this site to date about the number of hours teachers work and comparing those to standard business world […]
April 2007
By the way, yesterday’s article about quitting? Not true. April Fools. Thanks for all the wonderful comments. And I’m sure most of my regulars figured […]
50 Reasons To Love Your Job As A Teacher
In November of 2007, I had Reader Appreciation Month. During the course of that month, I interviewed a number of my readers and gained some […]
Less Stress: Don’t Take Work Home
I wrote a couple of days ago about a plan to reduce the amount of papers that you take home. Preferably, that number will approach […]
SYWTT’s Job Search Resource Page
It’s nearing the end of August. Hopefully, you are not looking for a new job this early in the school year, but studies say that […]
The Purpose Of A Personal Mission Statement
Last summer, I read The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. The book radically impacted me and helped me to begin becoming much more organized. […]